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Best overall in Poplar Grove: Roto-Rooter Plumbing, Drain, & Water Damage Cleanup Service, CR Score 92/100; 4.8★ from 4,676 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Trinity Plumbing, HVAC, & Remodeling, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 113.
Most-reviewed: Appliance Repair Experts, 1,444 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 113 ranked after Roto-Rooter Plumbing, Drain, & Water Damage Cleanup Service; ranked #24.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
113 Poplar Grove plumbers are ranked here by CR Score, from 8 published factors. 38 are open 24/7, 59 open Saturdays and 42 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.7★ across 113 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing, Drain, & Water Damage Cleanup Service | 92 | 4.8★ (4,676) | Rockford, 14 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Trinity Plumbing, HVAC, & Remodeling | 88 | 5.0★ (101) | Loves Park, 10 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | ASAP Plumbing | 88 | 4.9★ (395) | Woodstock, 17 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Charlie O's Plumbing | 87 | 5.0★ (508) | Rockford, 12 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | G3 Plumbing | 87 | 4.9★ (66) | Roscoe, 10 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | 815 Septic Guy | 86 | 5.0★ (62) | Machesney Park, 12 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Frink's Sewer & Drain Inc | 86 | 4.9★ (152) | Rockford, 19 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Pearson Plumbing, Heating/AC & Pest Control | 86 | 4.5★ (549) | Rockford, 15 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Right Choice Rooter & Plumbing | 85 | 4.8★ (264) | Janesville, 21 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | A.C.T. Plumbing & Property Management, Inc. | 85 | 5.0★ (171) | Hampshire, 25 mi away | 24/7 | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from 8 published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Scores below: based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Ranked #1 in Poplar Grove
Based in Rockford, 14 mi away
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 4,676 Google reviews, the most Google reviews on this list (4,676).
Based in Loves Park, 10 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 101 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Woodstock, 17 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.9★ from 395 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Rockford, 12 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 508 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Roscoe, 10 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.9★ from 66 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Machesney Park, 12 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 62 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Rockford, 19 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.9★ from 152 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Rockford, 15 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.5★ from 549 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Janesville, 21 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.8★ from 264 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Hampshire, 25 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 171 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Machesney Park, 11 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.6★ from 27 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Huntley, 18 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.7★ from 47 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Loves Park, 21 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 30 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Genoa, 20 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 115 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Beloit, 16 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.6★ from 57 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Huntley, 24 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.7★ from 68 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Loves Park, 15 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.8★ from 26 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Janesville, 24 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 231 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Crestwood, 24 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 28 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Rockford, 16 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 83 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Elkhorn, 25 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.8★ from 396 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Machesney Park, 12 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.3★ from 6 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Machesney Park, 10 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 122 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Janesville, 7 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 1,444 Google reviews, 1,444 Google reviews.
Based in Roscoe, 12 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.3★ from 11 Google reviews, open 24/7.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 113 ranked plumbers here; the rest are on their profiles.
20 more plumbers within 25 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a trade we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Start Plumbing Heating & Cooling | 3.0★ (2) | 16 mi |
| Asset Maintenance Services, L.L.C. | 5.0★ (1) | 19 mi |
| Calyx Contracting | 5.0★ (1) | 11 mi |
| Dee's Plumbing & Construction | 5.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Dominic's Plumbing | 3.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Fred Rykowski & Sons Inc | 3.3★ (4) | 15 mi |
| Fred Rykowski & Sons Inc | 1.0★ (1) | 14 mi |
| Handyman Services: Plumbing, Electrician, Heating | 5.0★ (1) | 15 mi |
| Hartwig Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (1) | 12 mi |
| Innovative Plumbing, Llc | 3.9★ (10) | 21 mi |
| Ken Jacobson Plumbing | 3.0★ (4) | 13 mi |
| Lorjan Electric & Home Improvements | 5.0★ (1) | 12 mi |
| Rodgers Excavating & Grading LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 25 mi |
| Ron Swanson Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 19 mi |
| Slam master construction | 1.0★ (1) | 11 mi |
| Son Rise Drain Cleaning | 4.0★ (1) | 23 mi |
| Stateline Plumbing | 3.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| T E Shouler Plumbing | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Vander Vennet-Plumbing Services | 4.0★ (1) | 10 mi |
| Victors Roto Tilling | 4.8★ (5) | 16 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Poplar Grove. Each row names its basis and the month we checked it.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water heater replacement | $882 | $1,348 | $1,826 | Per unit, installed (unit plus labor); typical range of customer-reported jobs. US national range | October 2026 |
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Guide checked October 2026. How we verify licenses
We scored 113 Poplar Grove plumbers on 8 factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. Unknown factors are left out of the score, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed October 22, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Poplar Grove data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 35% | Bayesian-adjusted Google star rating | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license 0.6, bond 0.2, workers’ comp 0.2 | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | log10(reviews + 1) against the list maximum | Measured |
| Recency | 10% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 10% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | Google main category 1.0, business name 0.7, additional category 0.5 | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | 1.0 when based in the city, falling to 0 at the trade’s radius | Measured |
| Completeness | 5% | Website, photos, description, hours, claimed profile (0.2 each) | Measured |